Lac Maurice, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Lanaudière, Quebec, sits Lac Maurice. The bank is 145 metres above sea level. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Lanaudière list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Sainte-Julienne, 4.5 km away. The big place round here is Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, 28 km distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac Maurice

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Lanaudière, recorded fish include pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass and brook trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Lac Maurice for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in July and bottoms out near -12°C in January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan any trip to Lac Maurice around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Lac Lamoureux at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Lac Maurice as something to verify.